When you gave me my first ever phone 😇 the excitement and fun that brought to me at 7 years old!! Hope you're enjoying the finest Artois and looking down upon us all. We're missing you X

I knew Andy where I was working at selfridges warehouse from 1984 until we were made redundant in 2002 he was a very laid back character liked his beer like we all did in them days but he had a wicked sense of humour that I remember could put his foot down when he wanted too just found out about his passing from Wayne la roque who was my supervisor at the warehouse in Harbet Rd in Paddington so sad to hear r.i.p Andy gone but not forgotten god bless you governor 🙏

, we ended up at a club called The Roadhouse. I must have got home about 3am. I woke up that afternoon about 2pm, I had missed a whole day of work! When I turned up the following morning, I went to Andy’s office to try and explain myself, he knew full well what had happened to me. After telling him the truth, he simply said, “Did you enjoy yourself?” To which my reply was “yes, from what I remember, it was a great night”. I tell this story because of the impact it had on me, he could have read me the riot act or quite rightly put me on a warning, but he chose to ask me if was worth it. That was the measure of the man, because I didn’t want to let him down, it would be a further 15 years before I took my next sick day, I kid you not.
 Our career paths took different directions, suddenly he was on a meteoric rise with RL in Italy, Japan and the U.S. and I became a Traffic Warden (just kidding).
I always hoped that we’d meet up again, with great sadness this will no longer happen, so as I raise a pint of Guinness, to Andy, what a bloke.


I’ve just heard the sad news, my old boss, my mentor, my friend has gone.
It was the early 90s when we met at Selfridges. After work we’d spend many an hour in the local pubs around Paddington and Oxford Street. We would stay until closing time and then do it all again the following day. Some evenings I would stay at his house and he’d give me one of shirts to wear the following day…Not a Ralph Lauren I might add
We would mercilessly take the ‘mickey’ out of anyone and everyone in our company. If someone walked in the pub who had a big chin, suddenly they became Bruce Forsyth, (Jay Leno to our American friends) no one was safe. After too many pints of Guinness, he made the fatal mistake of telling us that his main ambition was to come to London to become a Traffic Warden, you can imagine how that was received, I think a quick visit to the local uniform surplus store, where a hat with yellow stripes was placed on his desk. As always he took everything with great humour.
We would both argue who had the best football team, it was hard to win that one when in 1999 we were all in The Cumberland Marble Arch watching United clinch the treble.
Andy had a way about him, he was able to absorb enormous pressure. He’d get us managers in the office and say “guys, I need your help with this one”. He wasn’t worried about showing us a vulnerable side to his nature and because of this, we all couldn’t wait to do our best for him.
He was a great family man, brother Roger and daughter Emma and son Steve would come down to London from Telford. Roger little did we know that Leicester were to be Premier League Champions, none of us saw that one coming!
Andy was quite rightly so proud of his family, brother Michael would make us laugh when regaling some of the letters of complaint of various radio shows that came into his office, or Andy would tell what celebrity shared his and Michael’s table at the Sony Radio Awards.
One evening a few of us managers went to Covent Garden, we ended up at

Rip uncle Andrew . Will cherish our memories of you. You and dad both look after each other now  💙❤️  Love laura Jane  & Kiraz xx

Wish he could have been here to see the success of England in the European Championships, he would have loved to see England in a Euro Final with a few stellas. 


RIP uncle Andy. 

Dad, I miss you, I miss your charm, your style and general love for life. The man lived life the way he wanted to and added his unique style and flare to everything he did. No one that met him would disagree. 
You were my hero and I wished that I had the chance to tell you this. You touched many peoples lives and all would say he was jolly, a character and delegated to the things he loved, Manchester United being at the front rear and centre of this. 
I love you, I miss you but i know we will meet again. Until that day we meet again………. Glory, glory man united and the reds go marching on, on, on 💔 

I cannot believe that he has been taken away from us. It is much too short a time, but they have been the most precious. 

Andy was a cheerful, fun-loving, generous man who was full of life. He enjoys the sun and most of all spending time with the family. He was the kind of person that would make everyone laugh so hard. Please know that will always cherish all the memories we both hold close in our hearts. 

Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts. We are thankful that we were given the chance to have known a man named Andy. 

You will forever be missed; I wish you peace and will always love you. 


Thank you so much Andy for the loved and kindness you showed to my family.
I will miss your big smile ,your sense of humor,  the laughter and fun that we had. I'm not sure if you knew but I'm always  a big fan of your style, your my "Mr. GQ". I will miss you dearly.
Till we meet again....
Cheers 🍻 🥂!


Tito Andy and Tita Hazel took my brother Trevor and I out to a broadway theater show (Spider-man). It was Trevor’s and my first time to ever watch in a theater show. IT WAS THE BEST SHOW EVER. Tita Hazel and Tito Andy kept laughing and having the best time with us. After that we slept over at their place and the next day we went on a ferry speed boat ride which was as well Trevor’s and my first time, and the host kept squirting water from his water gun onto Tito Andy and Trevor, which was hilarious!!! Those 2 days were one of the best days of my life. Tito Andy showed my brother and I how to have fun and shared our first experience in a theater AND ferry speed boat ride. He was the Uncle that I could count on to make me smile. I miss you Tito Andy and I wish you were able to make it to the Philippines and visit us. I will love and forever hold all our memories together. I am praying for you so that you will be able to hear me share more memories I have with you. I love who you Tito and thank you for always making my Tita Hazel happy. 

Rest in Power, Tito Andy! Thank you for your great  contribution to the world, wether its towards family, friends, or others. We love you always.

NYC, London, HK, NC, Milan, LA...

So many places and experiences,
and too many great moments to count. For each of them, you just always made things better. Always fun. Always real. Always cool.  Always kind (even when being mischievous). Always a light. 

Grateful for you and love to you, dear man, colleague, friend. 

Cheers Andy P. 

❤️

Fx

I was so saddened to hear of Andy’s passing. He was truly one of a kind and I was glad to know him and work for him. I’ll never forget quizzing him for his citizenship test during our 1:1 and how excited he was to become a US citizen. 

His family are in my thoughts during this difficult time.  My sincerest condolences. 

Raising a Stella Artois in your honor boss! 



I’ve had the honor to work with Andy over the past 7 years at Ralph Lauren. I was very lucky to have him as a mentor. I appreciated that he took me under his wing to make me feel as a part of his team and more importantly, as an equal. Andy was also a great friend; he was thoughtful, kind, generous and gosh he was funny - SO FUNNY! Laughter was always the first order of business. I will miss him tremendously, and I know all of those who knew him will too. It’s still so hard to accept that he is no longer here. So long my friend…

Sending my condolences to Hazel, Skye, the remainder of his family and dear friends in my prayers. 

Andy Philips, one of the fist names I was given in order to get support on my first major RL project, and a person who I frequently reverted to as a solution provider, nothing was impossible for you, every job done with good grace, professionalism and all wrapped up in your sense of humour. You didn’t just deliver in your work, you treated everyone as an individual and made them feel they were important. You were the safe pair of hands. Thank you for all your support and friendship in our time working together. Sleep tight. 
Warmest condolences to the Philips family on your sad loss. 
Caroline 

Cuz Andy,
You're such a wonderful, kind and thoughtful person.  I'm  glad and happy that you had been a big part of our family. Hazel and Skye were very proud of you.

We will miss the days and special occasions that we all shared together.  We will miss all your jokes. We will miss how you pour our wines. How you treat us all very well every time we are at your apartment.  I will miss you saying to me and Hazel, "you ladies okay?" because you're quiet and suddenly laughing and then after a minute you're crying?.  :) and also the times when we keep knocking the wood  - how you tell us to "stop knocking on the wood" as the people next apt will wonder why you keep  doing it" but still doing it :)

Most of all, i will miss you calling  me Cuz (for cousin) and the times we had this question and answer portion - how we shared our opinions whether we agreed or not but at the end of the conversation we'll just raise our glasses and say cheers!

So here's my last toss for you Cuz, may your soul rest in peace. You will be missed!

- Cheryl

My name is James Deely, I Run the West Coast Warehouse that works with Ralph Lauren for the West Coast Operations,
I was Lucky enough to work with Andy on many Projects over the last 10 years, Andy was great to work with and had a great funny, personality, Andy also demanded top notch work, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Andy , Ashley and George for Lunch last time I was in New York City,
Andy will be Greatly missed,
James Deely

Farewell Andy, you were a one of a kind, infectious enthusiasm, wit, and always deeply caring for your colleagues and the task at hand. The teams in APAC have so many great memories in the times that you supported us, and stories to fill a book.

You will be dearly missed, but never forgotten.

May you rest in peace.

To the Phillips family, please accept our deepest condolences.

Andy My friend,
I will always remember the memories we had at RL over the years. We had many laughs along the way..
I want to send my DEEPEST condolences to the Phillips  family. I know these are very sad times and he will be missed by you, but please know that he is looking down on you each and every moment and loves you so very much. I pray that the lord our savior will protect all of you and hold Andy in his hands and guide him along his journey! 
Andy
Rest easy, we have it from here!

My most sincere condolences to the Phillips family. May love of those around you provide comfort and peace to get you through the days ahead. Andy was a great man and it was an honor working with him throughout the years. He will be missed by many. 

Stephanie 

To the Phillips Families, 

My thoughts & Prayers are with you during this time.  I am saddened by Andy’s passing.  He will be missed by many of us who enjoyed spending our time with him.    

A number of us had monthly virtual happy hour.  During our call in May we had a little fun chatting about ManU’s goalie’s inability to stop or make penalty kicks.  He was not happy with ManU (or us.)  It is these moments I will miss. 

I regret I cannot share my thoughts personally.   

Peace to all, 

James Goulden 

ANDY, 
No words could ever express how shocking and sad was to know you had passed. 
Your smile and kindness Will always be on mind.
You Will be missed.  Wherever you are Now, you'll make it a better place. 
Rest in peace. 
My deepest condolences to the loved you leave.
Luana

Farewell Andy, rest in peace. I thoroughly enjoyed our time working together at Ralph Lauren. Working with was great but knowing you was even better. Your upbeat attitude, the laughter and joy you brought will be missed. Condolences to the family. You will be missed so much!!! 

Farewell Andy, rest in peace. I thoroughly enjoyed our time working together at Ralph Lauren. Your upbeat attitude and your hilarious sarcasm will be missed. Raising a pint! Condolences to the family.

There are many memories of Andy as you would expect from someone who touched so many lives. But all my memories have one thing in common, laughter. He will always be remembered for the ability to lift a room and make everyone smile.

All my love
Stephen

Dear Hazel, Skye, Emma and Steve,
Terribly shocked and saddened to hear the news.  I hope you can take some comfort knowing how much Andy was loved and admired by those around him.  My thoughts are prayers are with you.  God bless you and God bless Andy.

Kevin

Andy was an incredible person. I have very fond memories of the warmth he showed me when I first arrived in Parma in 2004. It meant so much when arriving alone in a new environment to feel so welcomed. Whenever I met him over the years whether it was Hong Kong, the US or Italy Andy’s character was a sure thing. Always a fun loving guy who could only raise the spirits of those who were lucky to be in his company, a unique guy. I can only smile when I remember him. 

Thank you Andy for being you!

With my deepest sympathies to Andy’s family.

Oz


Andy you will be missed greatly by me, you leave behind many memories of all our time working together since the days Selfridges till now.  A great soul and always knew how to live life and bring joy to others.  You will forever be  in my thoughts.

My condolences to Hazel, Skye, Emma and Steve and the family.

Andy was truly a great guy. I am very sad to hear he is no longer with us because, he was so full of life! We worked together at Ralph Lauren for many years. Andy was a no nonsense kind of guy but, we all knew he had a soft side. He was an amazing partner and was always happy to help us solve problems during very stressful times. He was loved and appreciated.

May he rest in peace. 

Andy, wherever you are I hope you are having a nice cold pint! Cheers to you! 

What a great guy! Andy will be sorely missed by many. My sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to Hazel, Skye, his wider family and closest work colleagues.

Andy was one of my favorite people. He was exemplary in so many ways. His integrity, commitment, and work ethic were always impressive. The support, concern and dedication he had for not only his team, but his entire work family, was always inspiring. His sense of humor, love of life, wit and joy were contagious. I enjoyed all of many experiences with Andy. From New York to Hong Kong to London to LA part of Andy’s legacy is in the improvements he made to the stores, the supply chain and the people he touched. I will miss you my friend. 

My sympathies to Andy’s family. 

Dave

Hazel, Skye, Steve & Emma – 
Our deepest condolences go out to you & your family.  You are in our thoughts & prayers.  Thank you for sharing such an amazing person with us at RL!!  You were so fortunate to have Andy as a husband & father. 

Andy – my colleague & more importantly, my friend.  You are a legacy, and you will be missed!!    

Thank you for all the great memories over the last 15 years.  From the mid-day pick me ups, to an after-work Stella (always only one…) in whatever city, state, or country we found ourselves in, to Yankees games and even talking about Frozen and our daughters, you are a class act and left a lasting positive impact on so many.  Cheers my friend, until we meet again.

With Sympathy,
The Benamati Family

Andy was my manager at Ralph for the last three years but was much more than that. He was a mentor and a friend. He took a chance on me when hiring me into the manager role and I hope I made him proud. He was always there for me when I needed advice and help. He truly was a legend and lived life to the fullest without taking anything too seriously. He will forever be in my heart and I will cherish all the memories of our team throughout the years. 

Dad, I already knew you were amazing because you were my Dad but to hear how much u were loved & respected by so many others will always comfort me. You were the guy that made it happen - packed your bags & flew across the world & never looked back! I was so proud to tell anyone who would listen about you living in America & working for Ralph. You showed me the bright lights of NY & have given me so many amazing memories. Your favourite time of the year was Christmas - nobody decorated the place like you! Football crazy! Loved a brunch cruise & a good steak on a Saturday! You made everything better I wish you could now. Not a day will go by that I don’t think of you or will miss you! Love you forever Dad xx

It was an honor working with Andy these past years. When he called, I always knew there was a rush project somewhere that he needed help with! He was fair, a straight shooter and funny. He was smart and was surrounded by a great team at RL.  I very much enjoyed hearing him say my name with his British accent! Truth be told this is hard to accept. Andy seemed invincible. I am thankful to have known him. My deepest sympathies to his family and friends. He won’t be forgotten.  God Bless. 

Ciao Andy,

You didn’t get the memo.

The installation in Heaven was delayed…..your presence was not necessary…. 
Heaven could wait.

Take care my friend to your journey, you will be missed by many, I will miss you.

My deepest condolences to Skye and Hazel

Marco


I was stunned when I read this today, I worked with Andy at this 625 Madison and both being brits we shared our views on Man United, England and we watched the Semi Final from the last World Cup when England were knocked out, 

I loved his sense of humour, and his candor, 

My thoughts and prayers are with you at the difficult time. 

Regards
Richard Tinsley

Andy and I worked together for 14 years. Not only was he an amazing business partner, but a professional problem solver. My deepest condolences to his wife, children, and extended family.  He will be greatly missed at Ralph Lauren.

Ciao Andy

this note... it wasn't in my plans. 
Thank you for your passionate, ironic, priceless contribution over these years of work. 

I raise my glass and want to let you know that meeting and working with you has been, to me, an honour. 

To your beautiful family go  my thoughts and deepest condolences.

Marina


Anyone who has been blessed enough to have met this man instantly fell in love with his character because that is what he was a character who loved to live life. I only got to know you for 8 years, but what a blessing for me and my family. The things I learned, the patience you taught me, the meaning of work hard and play harder will be things I will live my life by.  

Andy you were a true gentleman.  We pray that you are resting in eternal peace. We pray that your wife and children will be able to cope without your infectious laugh. 

I spent a lot of time with you. We ate lunch together 5 days a week, spent some weekends and vacations together. It’s going to be difficult for my family to move on. You will always be in our thoughts and prayers.

I know you will have your hands full checking in on your kids, wife, and brothers but do me a favor and drop by from time to time to check on me too!

You may have been lost, but you will never be forgotten. You are the original LEGEND! I love you as if you were my brother. I will check in on Skye and Hazel for you all the time. 

George 


I worked with Andy for the past few years at Ralph Lauren. He was always a pleasure to work with and will be missed. Thoughts and prayers to his family. 

Please accept my condolences, there are no words that can describe the pain and loss of a great father, friend, coworker as Andy was.  He is a true example of what a kind and compassionate person is to live up to.  He will forever live in our memories.  Rest In Peace my friend I will forever miss you. 

I worked with Andy for many years at Ralph Lauren.  It was always a joy to see him.  Enjoying a pint together was always a special time.  He was so proud of his new family and it was great to hear how he was going to church and developing his faith.   He will be missed


Dear Hazel, Skye, Steve & Emma,

I am unable to comprehend your loss. Our condolences to you all.

Andy was a good friend who stayed in touch when we moved to North Carolina. He would meet up with me when he was here on business. He spoke proudly of his love for all of you. 
I will always remember him as a genuinely kind soul with a wonderful self deprecating sense of humor. He will be missed by many.

Thinking of you all.

God Bless

James, Katja, PJ & Madison

OBITUARY

Andrew Richard Phillips

Passed away on JUNE 24, 2021

Chas. Peter Nagel Funeral Directors

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